19, to less than one million dollars on June 30th, 1920,
(all of which, and more, was covered by unlapsed appropriations for
the preceding fiscal year), clearly indicating the immediate
necessity either for increasing the revenues of the state, or for
effecting such a reorganization of the state administration as would
tend to conserve the present revenues. General economic conditions
make increased taxes highly undesirable at the present time.

At the convening of the eighty-fourth general assembly numerous
vacancies existed in various state offices and in various state
boards, and other like vacancies have occurred since that time. By
reason of the known probability of a reorganization such as is
embodied in this act, persons appointed to fill such vacancies have
uncertain tenure and are thereby deterred from initiating and
carrying through definite administrative policies; and in several
instances such appointments have been accepted temporarily only,
pending early reorganization.

As a result of all the foregoing, the state service in the
appointive state departments, shown by said investigations to be
wasteful and inefficient, is becoming increasingly demoralized. All
of these departments exercise functions pertaining to the protection
of the public health, the conservation of the public peace and
morals, or the promotion of the public safety. The necessity of
placing their functions upon a sound, economical, permanent and
secure basis is great and immediate.

The appropriations for the current expenses of the state government
and institutions which must be made by the eighty-fourth general
assembly for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1st, 1921, cannot be
effectually apportioned nor their amounts fixed unless the
reorganization effected by this act is operative during the period
to be covered by such appropriations, so that the departments and
offices of the state government are definitely determined; and such
determination must be made and the framework of the executive branch
of the state government must be definitely established and known at
the time the general assembly is considering such appropriations.

Therefore, this act shall go into immediate effect.

Passed April 19, 1921.

Approved April 26, 1921.

RUPERT BEETHAM,
_Speaker of the House of Representatives_.

CLARENCE J. BROWN,